Leyla Surname
Approximately 9,764 people bear this surname
Leyla Surname User-submission:
The Leyla surname means 'night', 'dark beauty'.
Leyla Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 8,532 | 1:11,433 | 1,698 |
| Iran | 431 | 1:178,150 | 14,875 |
| Turkey | 247 | 1:315,066 | 20,403 |
| Morocco | 204 | 1:169,000 | 29,345 |
| Indonesia | 106 | 1:1,247,634 | 87,669 |
| Burkina Faso | 68 | 1:269,884 | 5,074 |
| United States | 23 | 1:15,759,084 | 542,937 |
| Cameroon | 18 | 1:1,153,837 | 70,128 |
| Kenya | 17 | 1:2,716,465 | 37,471 |
| Niger | 15 | 1:1,279,468 | 26,841 |
| England | 12 | 1:4,643,172 | 139,951 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Uganda | 7 | 1:5,577,040 | 114,218 |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | 1:1,378,446 | 18,562 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Eritrea | 4 | 1:1,187,975 | 480 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Colombia | 2 | 1:23,887,036 | 32,612 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Leyla (399,840) may also be a first name.
Leyla Surname Meaning
Leyla Demographics
Leyla Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Religious Adherence
in Ukraine
Leyla Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Leyla Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Leyla (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻴﻠﻰ) is most common in Ethiopia. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Leyla.
How Common Is The Last Name Leyla? popularity and diffusion
The surname Leyla is the 52,408th most common family name on earth, held by around 1 in 746,369 people. Leyla occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Leyla reside; 88 percent reside in East Africa and 87 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. Leyla is also the 2,582nd most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 399,840 people.
The last name Leyla is most widespread in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 8,532 people, or 1 in 11,433. Other than Ethiopia this surname exists in 57 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 4 percent live and Turkey, where 3 percent live.
Leyla Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Leyla surname is primarily Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
The amount Leyla earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 16.52% less than the national average, earning $18,951,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 50.49% less than the national average, earning $21,365 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Leyla Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Leyla in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻟﻴﻠﻰ | lyly | 70.73 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻲ | lyly | 19.51 |
| ﻟﻴﻼ | lyla | 2.44 |
| ﻟﻴﻠﻪ | lylh | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﻰ | alyly | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﻪ | alylh | 1.22 |
| ﺍﻟﻴﻠﺔ | alylt | 1.22 |
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